The Elders still haven't had a chance for all of them to hear an official report on the mission to destroy the summoning site. This morning, they would all be there to hear it. Thorn has been unusually sick. When the Trees are sick, he is too. Not just Thorn, but the entire Crescent Moon pack has called this forest home since they arrived from England three hundred years ago. They are not willing to give it up so easily. not to the likes of the Shadow Conclave. The Elders gathered in the council hall, morning light slanting through narrow windows. Ash, June, and Tobias stood in the center, dirt-streaked and tense.
Alaric’s voice cut through the silence. “Report.”
Ash stepped forward. “We reached the site without incident. The summoning circle was still active—but not for long. A witch at
